By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 20, 2021 WASHINGTON President Joe Biden s administration on Wednesday announced new leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs the country’s second-largest federal agency. Of the nine new leaders named, four are rejoining the VA after leaving in recent years for other positions. The announcement, which was made minutes after Biden was sworn into office, follows his nomination of Denis McDonough as VA secretary. McDonough’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27. It was still uncertain Wednesday afternoon who Biden would appoint to lead the department in the time before McDonough’s confirmation. A VA news release Wednesday the first authored by the new administration said there would be more leadership announcements “in the near future.”